Stewart Town and Menzies Dam Conservation Plan

The Stewart Town and Menzies dam project is now completed. First up we had to put in two new gates to allow access for the work. Then the Stone work on the dam was stabilised and in some areas completely rebuilt. The entire Stewarts Cottage has been re-pointed with hydrolic lime mortar (mixed with some…

2016 Fruitlands and Little Valley field trip

1st and 2nd December. Finally we have another Field Trip organised. Various options have been thwarted but we now have a great couple of days available for those keen for one last gathering and adventure in the hills before the year is out. Thursday 1st Dec. 10:30am meet up at Speargrass Inn, Fruitlands. Tour by…

2016 AGM

A new plan for the AGM. Confirmed and posted the 17th August 2016. The Annual General Meeting of the Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust Inc will be held on Saturday September 17th at the Bannockburn Hotel at 10:45am. 10:30am meet at the Bannockburn Hotel (If parking up the back, please walk back down the drive and…

2016 AGM at Bannockburn

Unfortunately, due to a lack of interest the two days on Ben Lomond Station and the AGM meeting in Arrowtown have been cencelled. We will look at including a day trip into Ben Lomond Station later in the year. Now – our AGM will be held on Saturday the 17th of September at the Bannockburn…

2016 AGM and Field Weekend (Cancelled)

Due to a lack of interest the below advertised AGM and Field Weekend has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience. OGHT AGM will be on Friday after lunch at 1pm on the 16th September at the Arrowtown Fire Station Hall – 2 Hertford St, Arrowtown. Click here to register now. From here we will…

Waikaia AGM and Field trip report.

Click to download PDFs of the following: Presidents Report. Financial Statement. 2015 AGM Minutes. Another marvelous couple of days spent in fine company with interesting excursions! That’s probably the best way to sum the 4th and 5th of September in Waikaia for our AGM. The standard for local hospitality was set very high at Awatere…

Field Trip to Ross on the West Coast

The Great OGHT 2015 Expedition to Ross The very nice people at Ross invited the OGHT to join them in their 150th anniversary celebrations to be held over Labour Weekend 2015. OGHT immediately turned this opportunity into a field trip and ultimately eleven Trust members headed over to the West Coast. Bonnie and Susie (plus…

2015 AGM and Field trip to Waikaia

Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust AGM Field Trip to Waikaia Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th September 2015. We have local identity and enthusiast Garth Mahon on many of our visits plus local station owners/managers and other specialist speakers throughout the weekend. Do bring your 4WD if you have one. However if you don’t, we…

May 2015 newsletter

I hope you’re all keeping warm and dry! Please click here to update your Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust membership. Membership goes from May – May so we are already in the membership period (May 2015- May 2016) See below for where your money get’s spent. Field trips: We had hoped to work in with DoC…

OGHT AGM and field weekend October 2014

2014 AGM AND FIELD WEEKEND REPORT Another successful Field weekend under our belts. Plenty of fun and frivolity between the blizzards on the Maniototo! Saturday morning was exciting with the blizzards coming through but the Ranfurly Hotel was a perfect location for our AGM. Only 20 members turned up (we’ll blame the weather) but a…